The third year after the death of the emperor

While Xiao Xuanqian was still on the road, the three orders had already been sent to the capital one after another, and then to the world.Xie Wen has read some of the content, and some have not, so I don’t know that the little emperor really handed over the sword to him—not only "the world is peaceful", but also a real regent who can threaten the throat of the monarchy. The invisible sword of Tao.

Even when he was the grand tutor in the court, he was able to assist the monarch and take charge of the world, but he was not truly bowed and recognized by the imperial power.But now that this incident suddenly happened, the wind in the court and the public has become more and more turbulent and weird. Although most of the new courtiers in recent years have benefited from the imperial examinations promoted by Xie Wen back then, this is the first time they have heard of this legend. The names of the characters appear on the imperial decree-and we will see it soon.

But at this moment, the emperor's car, which was supposed to arrive tomorrow and be greeted by all the officials, quietly stopped in the dusty old place.Mr. Xie, who had been speculated day and night by countless people, climbed out of the "coffin", lifted the curtain of the car, and traveled from the snowy Luodu to the frozen Northland.

Luodu is located in the Central Plains. Although it often snows in winter, it does not melt slowly.The cold air in Kyoto is even deeper, the ice is frozen, and horses and chariots can often be pulled over the ice.With the light of the Son of Heaven, this land with four distinct seasons can have both the solemnity of the cold temperature and the solemnity and prosperity of the political center.

Xiao Xuanqian helped him get off the carriage, Xie Wen stood beside him, covered by a snow-white cloak by the little emperor, he looked up and saw that the plaque of Xie Mansion was bright and clean as before, and the wind and snow fell on it from outside the eaves Leave little water marks.

Xie Wen stared at it for a long time.He was neatly dressed and in good spirits, even when the heavy cloak was pressed, Xiao Xuanqian surrounded his shoulders as if detecting him, and he still felt that he was weak and thin just by measuring with the palm of his hand.The little emperor felt a little downcast for a moment, and said close to him, "I'll go back to Ziwei Palace tomorrow..."

He considered his tone for a while, and it seemed like a coquettish hint: "I'll have dinner with the teacher today."

Xie Wen looked at the plaque and didn't answer, the little emperor's hot breath came over his ears, and kept saying: "Teacher... Huaiyu... Xie Taifu?"

Xie Wen came to her senses, turned her head and said, "You—"

As soon as he said a word, the other party came over and wanted to kiss him. Fortunately, although Xie Wen got him used to this kind of light kiss, she remembered that it was outside, so she raised her hand and knelt and tapped him to resist the little bastard. Regardless of occasion or time, they rubbed each other's ears and temples together, looked at him and said indifferently: "Restore me to my original post so soon? It's not when you deliberately removed me as the Taishiling. Why did you ask me to write history books? See what I can write?"

After Xie Wen finished speaking, he went forward, and the guards around him had already torn off the seal first. He raised his hand and pushed the door, and the door creaked and scattered to both sides, and a thin layer of dust was covered under the sill.

In the official system of the Qi Dynasty, the Taifu is not a false title, nor is it an honorary title far away from the political center, but can indeed manage the world and become the actual person in power in the age of the master.It's just that he hasn't heard the three words "Teacher Xie" for a long time. It seems that in the eyes of all officials and everyone, his number one address is still "Emperor Master", even if he moves left to the Taishi Ling, it is still the same. in this way.

Xiao Xuanqian followed him into the Xie Mansion.

This mansion, which has been covered in dust for a long time, does not see the beautiful fragrance of flowers and plants that year.The flowers and plants are all dead, and the small lake is frozen by the snow and ice. Only one tree planted by Xie Wen and sunk into the soil to take root and sprout is still alive. Its branches and leaves are extremely luxuriant, as if it has absorbed all the vitality in this courtyard. So tenacious.

Xie Wen looked at it for a while, said something silently, and then accompanied by Xiao Xuanqian, he opened the room all the way, and walked through the entire Xie Mansion, his surging nostalgia slowly subsided.

Xie Wen raised his hand and flipped through the remaining paper on the desk, and suddenly saw handwriting that did not belong to him on the following pages, he raised his eyes to look at Xiao Xuanqian: "Have you been here?"

Xiao Xuanqian——his brain was not strong enough, and after being asked a question, he slowly found the corresponding memory in his mind, and became anxious with empathy, and slapped Xie Wen's hand.

Xie Wen looked at him and frowned slightly.

Xiao Xuanqian was caught by this sight, and the action of holding his hand slowly relaxed, and his Adam's apple moved: "...I didn't write it." Xie Wen said: "What did you write, curse me to die?" He Knowing what kind of virtue the other party was at that time.

Xiao Xuanqian: "How is it possible? I..."

Caught off guard, Xie Wen quickly pulled out the papers covered with the little emperor's handwriting. He read two lines from the beginning, walked around the table while reading, and walked in front of the other party: "Don't worry, there is no content."

It's all his name.

But the three words Xie Huaiyu were not neatly written by the other party, and the end of the paper was stained with scarlet blood.

Xie Wen sighed in her heart, and handed back to him the "evidence" that witnessed the other party's embarrassment.Xiao Xuanqian didn't take it, but held his hand, pulled Xie Huaiyu into his arms, buried him on his shoulder and took a deep breath, and said in a low voice: "Want to laugh?"

"I don't want to laugh," Xie Wen raised her hand and patted him on the back, "I didn't intend to punish you, you were the one punishing yourself, I was just trying to survive, whether it was leaving the capital three years ago, or the last time I begged you to let me go." Passing me, leaving Ziwei Palace, it's the same. More than anyone else, I don't want to see you sad."

Xiao Xuanqian suddenly raised his head and stared at him, Xie Wen realized that his last sentence was a bit out of line, and accidentally said what was in his heart, he coughed lightly to cover up, but the other party came closer: "Say it again."

Xie Wen: "No."

"Say it again..." The little emperor hugged him, leaned against him relentlessly, raised his hand and gently brushed Xie Wen's dodging face.

Xie Wen: "I don't want to say."

Then I saw the other party's dark eyes looking at him sincerely and clearly, mixed with the grievance that longed to be suppressed.

"Teacher." He paused, still unable to make the third request, but covered it, kissed the other's lips, and licked his lips like a puppy.

Xie Wen couldn't bear it anymore, his lower lip was licked and bitten by him, and his mouth became moist and red. He had no choice but to repeat that sentence, and said: "Okay, you pretended to be full of love in your head." What, let me go."

The little emperor loosened his arms, but still stared at him intently, staring at the bitten red lips, he looked at Xie Wen's dense eyelashes when he lowered his eyelids, and the other's slender and fair neck—— The deep place is covered with clothes.

He thought, what should I do if the teacher should be kept in good health, or if he breaks it if he exerts his strength?

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After Xie Wen returned, the little princess was temporarily raised in his house. There were seventeen or eighteen reasons for this, but in the end there was only one: Xiao Xuanqian could use this excuse to visit him from time to time.

After the Xie Mansion was renovated, it was almost the same as it was a few years ago.From the third day when the emperor returned to court, there was an endless stream of visitors, and invitations to banquets piled up like a mountain, but all invitations to visits were declined.

Xie Wen still didn't show up. Although he took back the Taifu's golden seal and purple ribbon, the box hadn't been opened yet, and it was left there as it was.Xiao Xuanqian deliberately showed him many official documents related to the government and the public, and did not let Xie Wen go to the court—the emperor wished that he could take more rest, at least he should be strong and healthy, so that a flower would grow from his head .

Xie Wen didn't grow flowers, but he didn't embarrass himself either.Today is different from the past, he didn't bother to read these official documents, neither was it when he seized the heirloom, it was dangerous and frightening, and every step was easy, nor was Xiao Xuanqian staring like a wolf like a tiger, wishing to tear him apart and eat him. I am indeed learning about these court affairs, but my life is spent three days fishing and two days drying the net.

He also knows that the body is the most important thing, eat well, sleep and drink medicine, after more than ten days, he will be rejuvenated like a grass sprout at the gate of the courtyard - but Xiao Xuanqian's wish to gain weight, which Xiao Xuanqian hoped for, still hasn't come true.

At most it sank two catties.When the little emperor came to "visit the princess" at night, he wrapped his arms around his waist and pressed against the other's shoulders, thinking deeply and complicatedly. The other's waist was very comfortable to hug, but the lightness of his hand made him extremely flustered. Practical.

Still have to raise.

With a swipe of his pen, His Majesty extended the Tai Tuo's leave for another half month.The group of ministers who thought about seeing Mr. Xie day and night sighed in bed, and shed tears at the moon, thinking that it would take a year of the monkey to see this side.And Feng Qijun, who knew the previous situation, was about to bang his head against the wall, and even suspected that His Majesty had done something disgusting.

A heavy black pot was buckled down.

Xie Wen didn't show up, but the little princess did.Xie Tong didn't covet the name of the ancient princess, she was only tempted by the imperial dining room, so she nodded and agreed under Guo Dajian's various temptations, and then went to the palace twice, both times to eat.

The name "Princess Zhenguo" shrouded the name, and Tongtong's first reaction was not "My God, the Princess Taiping script in human history", but "How old can my energy support me? It won't be ten years old." How old is it, isn't it?"

At that time, if it is impossible to imitate the figure and appearance of an adult woman and the face of an aging person, these ancient people will have to be scared to death.

Tongtong gnawed a mouthful of the pear sullenly, looked into the distance, and then looked down at his own little hand.She hasn't returned to Xie Wen's mind for a long time, and she feels that the energy is not very sensitive when she is outside. She has to find a chance to go back and explore the situation. If something goes wrong, at least the host can be prepared early.

On the 35th day of the first month of the sixth year of Qiming, after a full 30 days of rest, Xie Wen finally received a guest.

The carriage with the swaying copper bell drove through the streets, and the curtain of the carriage with the fragrance of snow-white sweet-scented osmanthus was lifted by a plain hand.From winter to spring, when the weather was most unstable, she wore the golden hairpin that was given back and fell in front of the window like a slender flower branch.

Rongyuan's logo was engraved on the carriage, and Xuehuai, the female officer next to the eldest princess, adjusted the plush cloak and put on a warm hand stove for her.

Xiao Tianrou took a seat by the window, she coughed lightly, her cheeks were abnormally reddish, but it was much better than when she was unable to get up from the lingering sick bed.This gave Xie Wen a very strange feeling—when her own traces were reduced, erased, and dissolved in this world, it seemed that those changed directions were sinking step by step towards the end of the tragedy.

And when he reappeared, Xiao Tianrou, who died of illness in the original novel, gradually recovered from the news that he was still alive, and the hopeless little emperor looked like a normal person who could communicate...

Xie Wen fiddled with the rotating chess pieces with her fingers.

"What are you thinking, sir?" the eldest princess asked.

Xie Wen looked back at her: "I'm thinking about a coincidence."

"Coincidence?" She was quite interested.

"Yes," Xie Wen didn't mind confiding to her, "Has Your Highness heard of such a coincidence? When your eyes are looking at the people being observed, they will always be affected by your gaze... If you If you keep looking at a maid, even if she doesn't know you're looking at her, she'll feel more nervous."

Xiao Tianrou thought for a while in silence: "This doesn't sound like a coincidence."

Xie Wen smiled gently: "Not like?"

"This is more like a necessary part of the chess game." Xiao Tianrou raised his hand and pointed to the surrounded dead chess, "It's like killing this piece of chess, you need to cut off all the 'Qi', observation is The most important part of killing them. Just a few lures to steer them in the desired direction."

This gentle and weak woman can say the words "killing" without blinking her eyes, which is in great contrast to her appearance.Xie Wen glanced at her hand and said, "Princess, I'm not talking about treason."

Xiao Tianrou looked at him and smiled sincerely: "Really? I'm sorry."

The Xiao family... Xie Wen squeezed the center of her brows with a headache. Even Xiao Tianrou, who is in the best mental state, would release a sense of blood that surpassed everyone from time to time. The eldest princess will not have less blood on her hands than anyone else.

In front of Xie Wen, she often showed an elegant, noble, intellectual and gentle side, but if she regarded Xiao Tianrou as a real weak woman, she would be completely deceived by her.

He stopped talking to the eldest princess about things beyond understanding, but concentrated on playing this game of chess with the other party.But because his mind was still involuntarily lingering on "coincidence", he lost the game to the opponent.

"Acceptance." The eldest princess looked at him, "Mr. returned to Beijing, I am very happy, but also a little bit unwilling."

Xie Wenjing waits for the next article.

"The one who made Mr. willing to come back here is always him." Xiao Tianrou said elegantly, "I once told him that you are the most unworthy in this world, but..."

"There is nothing unworthy." Xie Wen said, "Some people think that he is not worthy of being an emperor, however."

"You are defending him again." Her Royal Highness frowned, "There are too many unknown stories between Brother Jiu and Mr. Maybe I shouldn't have said that about him back then, and it wouldn't have angered Jiu. Brother tear up face."

Speaking of this, Xie Wen felt guilty instead. I didn't kill Boren, but Boren died because of me. He couldn't absolve himself of the blame: "Your Highness..."

"You don't have to blame yourself. I wasn't hurt by his tricks at all. My illness came on violently because I was worried about my husband. And at that time...if I don't fall ill again, the ninth brother may not be willing to let me die. , By this year, the grass on the grave will probably be three feet high." Xiao Tianrou raised his hand to cover the back of his hand, "If I were in his position, I would also regard my rival as a thorn in my side and a thorn in my flesh, it's not because my husband didn't teach me well. "

"Thank you for reassuring me."

Xiao Tianrou's hands slipped a little, and he wrapped his palms around the other's fingertips in a comforting manner: "I don't know why, I'm obviously trapped in Rongyuan, but every time I think of the otherworldly place in the book that Mr. There is a longing for what you can't ask for...is that place, sir?"

Xie Wen said: "I live in seclusion from the mountains..."

He looked at Xiao Tianrou's Ruifeng eyes and knew that she didn't believe her, so he paused and said: "Yes."

The Eldest Princess stared into his eyes, but quickly moved away, and seemed to be thinking about it: "I...maybe it's not just me, I can always feel a kind of... out of place alienation from Mister."

Just when Xiao Tianrou was about to talk to him in detail, the servants of the Xie Mansion and the attendants of the Rong Yuan in the courtyard all knelt down, shouting "Your Majesty", outside the window screen, a vague shadow of the red gold emperor's robe stepped in, On the side, the servant and internal officer was holding a little girl in red in his arms.

Tongtong went to the palace for a meal, and was left to watch the protagonist approve the papers all afternoon.When Xiao Xuanqian dealt with the affairs of state with a blank face, she and Guo Dajian were turning the flower rope beside him. Guo Jin, who was over fifty years old but also possessed martial arts skills, served the little princess very well.

Xiao Tianju said: "He saw Rong Yuan's chariots and horses."

Xie Wen nodded: "The two houses are not far apart."

"Sir," Xiao Tianju said, "do you think he will be angry and stop you from meeting me?"

The author has something to say: Mr. Xie, if there is one attribute that must be given, it is a living Bodhisattva.